| 1 ܟܠ ܚܟܡܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܗܝ ܘܗܝ ܥܡܗ ܗܝ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܝܢ | 1 All wisdom comes from the Lord and is with him for ever. |
| 2 ܚܠܐ ܕܝܡܐ ܘܢܘ̈ܛܦܬܐ ܕܡܛܪܐ ܘܝ̈ܘܡܬܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܡܢܘ ܡܫܟܚ ܠܡܡܢܐ | 2 The sand of the sea, the drops of rain, and the days of eternity--who can count them? |
| 3 ܪܘܡܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܘܦܬܝܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܘܬܗܘܡܐ ܪܒܐ ܡܢܘ ܢܡܫܘܚ | 3 The height of heaven, the breadth of the earth, the abyss, and wisdom--who can search them out? |
| 4 ܡܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܣܓܝܬ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܘܥܫܢܬ ܗܝܡܢܘ̈ܬܐ ܡܢ ܠܩܘܕܡܝܢ | 4 Wisdom was created before all things, and prudent understanding from eternity. |
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| 6 ܫܪ̈ܫܝ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܠܡ̇ܢ ܐܬܓܠܝܘ ܘܛܡܪ̈ܝ ܣܟܘܠܬܢܘܬܐ ܡܢܘ ܝܕܐ | 6 The root of wisdom--to whom has it been revealed? Her clever devices--who knows them? |
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| 8 ܚܕ ܗܘ ܘܕܚܝܠ ܒܠܚܘܕܘܗܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܗܘܝܘ ܫܠܝܛ ܥܠ ܟܠ ܐܘܨܪܝܗ̇ | 8 There is One who is wise, greatly to be feared, sitting upon his throne. |
| 9 ܒܕܩܗ̇ ܘܚܙܗ̇ ܘܡܢܗ̇ ܘܝܗܒܗ̇ ܘܦܠܓܗ̇ ܠܟܘܠ ܥ̇ܒܕܘ̈ܗܝ | 9 The Lord himself created wisdom; he saw her and apportioned her, he poured her out upon all his works. |
| 10 ܥܡ ܟܠ ܒܣܪ ܐܝܟ ܨܒܝܢܗ ܝܗܒܗ̇ ܘܐܣܓܝܗ̇ ܠܟܠ ܕܚ̈ܠܘܗܝ | 10 She dwells with all flesh according to his gift, and he supplied her to those who love him. |
| 11 ܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܗܕܪܐ ܘܐܝܩܪܐ ܘܪܒܘܬܐ ܘܟܠܝܠܐ ܕܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ | 11 The fear of the Lord is glory and exultation, and gladness and a crown of rejoicing. |
| 12 ܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܡܚܕܝܐ ܠܒܐ ܚܕܘܬܐ ܘܕܝܨܐ ܘܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܠܥܠܡ | 12 The fear of the Lord delights the heart, and gives gladness and joy and long life. |
| 13 ܕܕܚܠ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܬܛܐܒ ܚܪܬܗ ܘܒܐܚܪܝܬ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܗ ܢܬܒܪܟ | 13 With him who fears the Lord it will go well at the end; on the day of his death he will be blessed. |
| 14 ܪܝܫ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܥܡ ܡܗܝ̈ܡܢܐ ܡܢ ܟܪܣܐ ܕܐܡܗܘܢ ܐܬܒܪܝܬ | 14 To fear the Lord is the beginning of wisdom she is created with the faithful in the womb. |
| 15 ܥܡ ܐܢܫܐ ܗܝ ܕܩܘܫܬܐ ܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܐܬܬܩܢܬ ܘܥܡ ܙܪܥܗܘܢ ܐܬܩܝܡ ܚܣܕܗ̇ | 15 She made among men an eternal foundation, and among their descendants she will be trusted. |
| 16 ܪܝܫ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܛܘܒܐ ܡܪܘܝܐ ܡܢ ܣܘܓܐܬ ܥ̈ܠܠܬܗ̇ | 16 To fear the Lord is wisdom's full measure; she satisfies men with her fruits; |
| 17 ܟܘܠ ܐܘܨܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܬܡܠܐ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܘܣܝܡ̈ܬܐ ܡܢ ܥ̈ܠܠܬܗ̇ | 17 she fills their whole house with desirable goods, and their storehouses with her produce. |
| 18 ܪܝܫ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܡܣܓܝܐ ܫܠܡܐ ܘܚ̈ܝܐ ܘܐܣܝܘܬܐ | 18 The fear of the Lord is the crown of wisdom, making peace and perfect health to flourish. |
| 19 ܚܘܛܪܐ ܗܝ ܕܬܘܩܦܐ ܘܒܝܬ ܡܣܡܟ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܘܐܝܩܪܐ ܕܠܥܠܡ ܠܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܐܙܠ ܒܬܪܗ̇ | 19 He saw her and apportioned her; he rained down knowledge and discerning comprehension, and he exalted the glory of those who held her fast. |
| 20 ܘܟܕ ܬܗܘܐ ܩܪܒ ܐܝܟ ܓܢܒܪܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ | 20 To fear the Lord is the root of wisdom, and her branches are long life. |
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| 22 Unrighteous anger cannot be justified, for a man's anger tips the scale to his ruin. |
| 23 A patient man will endure until the right moment, and then joy will burst forth for him. |
| 24 He will hide his words until the right moment, and the lips of many will tell of his good sense. |
| 25 In the treasuries of wisdom are wise sayings, but godliness is an abomination to a sinner. |
| 26 If you desire wisdom, keep the commandments, and the Lord will supply it for you. |
| 27 For the fear of the Lord is wisdom and instruction, and he delights in fidelity and meekness. |
| 28 ܒܪܝ ܠܐ ܬܟܕܒ ܒܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܠܐ ܬܩܪܘܒ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܒܬܪܝܢ ܠܒܝ̈ܢ | 28 Do not disobey the fear of the Lord; do not approach him with a divided mind. |
| 29 ܘܠܐ ܬܬܝܩܪ ܒܗ̇ ܠܥܝܢ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܘܒܣ̈ܦܘܬܟ ܬܗܘܐ ܙܗܝܪ ܠܚܕܐ | 29 Be not a hypocrite in men's sight, and keep watch over your lips. |
| 30 ܠܐ ܬܣܢܐ ܡܐܡܪܗ̇ ܘܠܐ ܬܙܘܥ ܘܠܐ ܬܣܓܐ ܠܢܦܫܟ ܩܠܠܐ ܕܠܡܐ ܢܣܓܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܣܘܪ̈ܝܟ ܘܒܓܘ ܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܢܪܡܝܟ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܫܬܡܗܬ ܒܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܓܘܗ ܕܠܒܟ ܡܠܐ ܢܟܠܐ | 30 Do not exalt yourself lest you fall, and thus bring dishonor upon yourself. The Lord will reveal your secrets and cast you down in the midst of the congregation, because you did not come in the fear of the Lord, and your heart was full of deceit. |
